Last night, at the José Jorge Contte stadium and in his first appearance of the year, the rower won 71-61. Juan Pablo Arengo was the scorer of the match, author of 19 points. On Monday, the cast from Corrientes will once again play at home with Oberá Tenis Club de Misiones.
2023 started off in an unbeatable way for Regatas Corrientes, who was left with a great home win against Ferro 71-61 in the continuity of the National Basketball League.
The game was marked by parity for almost 40 minutes, although the locals closed their defense well in the last minutes to be able to get off the board. The great figure of the day was Juan Pablo Arengo with 19 points, well accompanied by a distributed scoring from the rest of the team. During the visit, Valentín Bettiga also converted 19 units.
The start could not have been better for the Rower, who in the first five minutes made a difference of a dozen (12-2) and from there began to dominate the actions. Then, Verdolaga reacted and the first period ended 21-16. In the second chapter, the process was even, although always with the local as the dominator on the board, and the first half lowered the curtain 35-29.
After the long break, Caballito’s men found a way around the defense above all and in attack they were patient, thus managing to put a 0-7 run to go ahead for the first time (35-36) in just over three minutes. of game. However, those of Tulo Rivero recovered and quickly returned to accommodate themselves above their rival. The last period was very fought and very physical. In that Regatas was able to take advantage to increase the score and stay in front, enduring the onslaughts of Oeste who battled until the close, but it was not enough to dispute the victory against Rower, who finally took the game 71 to 61.
In this way, the Rower starts 2023 with an important victory and adds the third in a row. It was the second in all history against the rival on duty.
Now, Regatas will receive Oberá Tenis Club on Monday.
